Die Versuchung Jesu (The temptation of Jesus) is a composition for a mixed choir a cappella by Gustav Gunsenheimer, written in 1968.

[3] Gunsenheimer composed a sequence of five motets for Sundays in Lent: He added a motet for a Sunday after Easter: Jesus und der ungläubige Thomas, on the story of the doubting Thomas (1972)[4] The structure of the piece follows the biblical narration of the devil leading Jesus into the desert and tempting him three times.

The composition is in F-sharp minor in free meter, changing at times without indication from the general 4/4 to 5/4 for reasons of text declamation.

The part rendering the gospel text ends in D major, the key for the closing chorale in a four-part setting.

[3] Die Versuchung Jesu was recorded by the Dresdner Kreuzchor, conducted by Roderich Kreile, in 1998.